>So what? Smart people always are willing to change their minds to match new circumstances. The worst politician is the one who refuses to budge even when the sea is lapping at his feet.
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>I'd also suggest that you need to review motives for people changing their mind. What is the benefit for Obama in changing his mind? It's a minefield, obvious ammunition for his opponents. What about his opponents themselves who suddenly advocate parsimony after their years of spending up large? Their personal benefit is obvious- it allows them to shroud their malice in noble cloth. As long as listeners are prepared to suspend disbelief, of course.
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>Seems to me that some people are really only interested in "bumper sticker" politics, reducing events to simplistic slogans that may be easy to digest but have nothing to do with the real-world problems and need for change. If you review the consequences of inaction (which would be personally easiest for Obama, fwiw, allowing his opponents to delay everything while he assembles evidence of blame to be heaped on them in due course) then there have to be bigger things to worry about.

1. Politician makes promises that he will fullfil if he gets elected.
2. Politician gets elected.
3. Politician 'sees the light' and does not only not fullfill his promises, but does a complete 180.

Hmmmmmm. I could go along with your first statement if it didn't concern the campaign promises he made in order to get elected. People voted for him because they agreed with his campaign promises.

Now, the cap and trade needs to DIE. he economic stimulus would be worth the cost IF it focused more on small businesses and not government work. Healthcare is always worth the cost (in my opinion) except when our government is in a position to actually go bankrupt and be taken over by those who hold the debt. It is now a national security issue. Those countries have been making warning sounds like crazy and everyone is ignoring it.

As to chaning your position based on changing circumstances, I would be more likely to accept that if it were plausible; but you know darn well that was not the case. As for cap and trade and healthcare, the only circumstances that have changed is the deficit is larger than it was in 2006.